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Kingdom of Cochin
Kingdom
Level 3
c. 1102 – 1949
Perumpadappu Swaroopam; ally of the Portuguese and Dutch.
- Capital
- Kochi / Thrissur
- Region
- South
- Duration
- 847 years
- Main period
- Mughal Empire
Approximate extent.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Kingdom of Cochin for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 92 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 59 years
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 177 years
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Overlap: 84 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 130 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 796 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 568 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 320 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 598 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 623 years
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Overlap: 310 years
Bahmani Sultanate ★
Deccan · 1347 – 1527
Overlap: 180 years
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Overlap: 550 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 346 years
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Overlap: 444 years
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
Overlap: 331 years
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Overlap: 258 years
Maratha Empire ★
Deccan · 1674 – 1818
Overlap: 144 years
Nawabs of Bengal ★
East · 1717 – 1765
Overlap: 48 years
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Overlap: 224 years
Sikh Empire ★
North · 1799 – 1849
Overlap: 50 years
Kingdom of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1816 – 2008
Overlap: 133 years
British Raj (Crown Rule) ★
Pan-Indian · 1858 – 1947
Overlap: 89 years
Kingdom of Bhutan ★
Himalaya · 1907 – present
Overlap: 42 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 38 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 110 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 201 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 50 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 98 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 203 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 213 years
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Overlap: 142 years
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Overlap: 87 years
Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 1003 – c. 1171
Overlap: 69 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 241 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 249 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 128 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 332 years
Gahadavala Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 1089 – c. 1197
Overlap: 95 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 298 years